Crankshaft wrote:Simon Despres for Jonathan Bernier would be an interesting offer and one that would draw from the Pens' strength.

Can't keep trading young defenseman though. That just depletes that strength and actually makes the Pens weaker in negotiations with Letang. That has a lot more negative to it than positive.

I agree you can't keep trading young defensemen in trades for rentals (Morrow), but in this deal you get a young, starting caliber goalie. You still have 3-4 more in the pipe line, in addition to anyone you bring back if/when you trade Letang.

lol Fleury is a Penguin until his contract runs out. This is a make or break year for him as a Penguin. If he responds to the new goalie coach and reaches a level that we expect and performs in the playoffs he stays. If he doesn't then the Penguins look into free agency or other avenues (the depth at the position of the team). You don't trade players at their lowest value, that gets you peanuts.

What about a Kris Letang deal centered around Marc-Édouard Vlasic? Does San Jose have the ancillary talent to put together a deal? Would they even be interested. Dan Boyle is getting up there in age and he's a UFA after next season.

Looks like you've got Letang going to LA for Bernier and Penner. How are you getting Kane? Plus that D crop has a very weak bottom half. Also, paying Dupuis $3 million to play on the third line seems a bit much...

It was Letang for Kane and picks/prospectsPenner is UFABernier is RFA so i made the 2.5mill offer that might be a 1st or 2nd rounder i can't find the RFA compensation listI'd trade MAF to whomever will make a deal, getting the best Picks/prospects hopfully forward depth.Scuds is UFA

Pavel Bure wrote:There's no way Winn does that. Maybe Letang and Neal for that but no way just Letang.

This is assuming that a basis for an extension for Letang is in place.

Why do you feel that this is too much? Considering Kane has been asking to get out of Winnipeg for a while now.

Extension or not they're not moving a top 6 wing, a top 4 D, and their first rounder for one player.

Honestly, that is pretty close to what I would expect to get for a Norris-nominated franchise defenseman. We got a very good young 3rd line center, a blue chip D-prospect, and a high 1st round draft pick for a 3rd line center who limited his trading options to a single team.

MRandall25 wrote:Cam Barker is over the hill. Not sure why any team would waste the cap space on him.

Cam Barker was mentioned? He might be the worst player in the NHL (if he's hanging around still). And I'm not exaggerating. He was bad in the AHL with Texas even...he's so awful and he has some off ice issues that augment that which we don't need to go too deep into...